
department create series of screencasts that clearly
demonstrate the algorithms for working with
specialized software, including electronic document
management systems, bibliographic databases,
archival recorders, and digital metadata services.
For instance, in the course “Library and
Information Support for the Scientic and Technical
Field,” within the module on the Koha library system,
seven screencasts lasting 4–6 minutes each were
used. These covered tasks such as entering a new
record, importing MARC les, editing authority les,
and generating reports. Each video segment was
accompanied by an interactive form for assessing
comprehension.
The innovative aspect also lies in using
screencasts as a tool for developing students’
research autonomy, reective thinking, and self-
organization skills. Twenty-rst-century pedagogy
envisions learning as a process of self-construction
of knowledge. In this regard, KhAI employs a
modular course structure that incorporates micro-
screencasts, short instructional videos designed to
guide learners step by step through specic actions
or skills. This approach enables differentiation of
educational content and its adaptation to individual
learning pace.
Within the “Library and Information Support
for the Scientic and Technical Field” module,
each student is invited to watch video instructions
on creating a bibliographic record in Zotero, then
independently compile an original bibliography on
a given topic, record a screencast of their process,
and submit it for peer review via the Moodle
(Mentor) platform.
It is important to note that in the professional
training of future specialists in library, information,
and archival science, a crucial role is played by
the ability to work with digital content, as well
as to create, analyze, and transform information
into a visual format. For this reason, the curricula
include specic assignments for students to
develop their own original screencasts. This allows
not only for assessing the level of mastery of the
program material but also for developing key
research competencies. In this context, the creation
of an original screencast is regarded as a form of
scholarly documentation and reection: the student
does not merely reproduce an action mechanically
but learns to structure the process, explain its logic,
and present the results of their own micro-research.
principles of accessibility and inclusion in the
development of screencasts. This includes ensuring
compatibility with mobile devices, adding subtitles,
and providing textual duplication of key functions,
which aligns with the recommendations of the
European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive
Education. Specically, adapted versions of
educational materials are created for students with
hearing or visual impairments, and faculty are
trained in digital inclusivity.
The innovativeness of the approach also lies in
the interdisciplinary combination of screencasting
with elements of storytelling, video essays, and
educational dramaturgy. This creates an effect of
emotional engagement among students, actualizes
their intrinsic motivation for learning, and promotes
a deeper understanding of the informational
content. Experimental studies conducted at KhAI
have established that combining screencasts with
interactive tasks in the format of quests, quizzes, or
digital simulations increases the level of material
assimilation by 26–31% compared to traditional
text-based sources. Among the successful practices
is the use of screencasts in the «Electronic Reading
Room» role-playing game, where students took on
the roles of users and librarians, modeling situations
of inquiry, search, and digital document delivery
through video clips.
At the National Aerospace University «KhAI,»
the Department of Documentation and Ukrainian
Language is engaged in continuous and systematic
work aimed at rening the methodologies for using
screencasts in the educational process. This process
is not merely technical or auxiliary in nature; on the
contrary, it has become an integral component of
the didactic environment, where every step, every
video fragment, and every intonation carries the
weight of a pedagogical tool inuencing the student.
In this context, the methodological and content-
related substance of an educational screencast
is viewed as a complex cognitive construct. It is
crucial to consider not only the content but also
the structural logic, semantic connections between
blocks, pacing of delivery, degree of informational
density, rhythm of visual changes, vocal tonality,
and points of emphasis.
The process of creating a screencast is
conceptualized not as a simple recording of
screen activity, but as a form of the instructor’s
presence in the digital environment. It is a unique
pedagogical act that simultaneously operates on
several levels: cognitive, emotional, communicative,
and motivational. Therefore, special attention is
focused on the preparatory stage: selecting a topic,
analyzing potential diculties students may face
in mastering it, and constructing a script where
the sequence of frames correlates with the logic of
perception. This includes anticipating moments of
cognitive strain, integrating feedback mechanisms,
and incorporating problematic questions or
hypothetical situations. The department’s faculty
operate in the genre of «intellectual directing,»
where each fragment of the screencast is not just
a visual gesture but a planned stimulus for active
comprehension.
Modern educational video within the scope
of library and information education must adhere
not only to technical quality standards but also to
the principles of cognitive economy: information
should be accessible, concise, logical, and exible
to accommodate individual learning paces. In
this regard, the instructor’s internal pedagogical
reection becomes particularly important. While
creating a screencast, the instructor effectively
re-experiences the content of the discipline:
reconsidering priorities, identifying common
barriers to perception, and determining what truly
needs to be visualized versus what can be left off-
screen. This process also involves elements of
pedagogical self-analysis, prompting the instructor
to consider what they are conveying not only in
terms of content but also stylistically, ethically, and
rhetorically.
A special place is occupied by the tonality of
the screencast, the way the material is presented
and the manner in which the delivery is conducted.
The instructor does not merely narrate the screen;
they must enter into an invisible dialogue with
the student, engaging their attention, sometimes
addressing their doubts or diculties, and
providing comments, interpretations, and support.
Such a format transforms a one-way message into
a two-way act of communication, even within
asynchronous learning. This is precisely where
pedagogical empathy manifests: the ability to
anticipate reactions, sense the rhythm of perception,
and pause at the right moment to allow the student
to comprehend what they have just seen. This is, in
fact, the pedagogy of presence in the digital space.
The faculty of the Department of Documentation
For example, within the project-based module of
the «Archival Science» discipline, students create
screencasts on organizing a digital archive, creating
metadata, and optimizing searches in an electronic
environment. One of the most successful practices
was an assignment to create a video tutorial for new
archive employees, in which a student explains the
stages of entering a document into the electronic
records system; this product was later used in the
university’s actual archive for staff training.
Technological support for this process is
provided by software products such as Camtasia
Studio, OBS Studio, Loom, Bandicam, and Screencast-
O-Matic, which offer a wide range of functionalities
for recording, editing, and publishing screencasts.
The use of the Moodle (Mentor) platform, integrated
into the university’s educational environment,
deserves special attention. It enables the effective
distribution of learning modules with video support,
the organization of forum discussions about
screencasts, and the didactic modeling of situations
based on visual case studies. For instance, in the
course «Library and Information Support for the
Scientic and Technical Field», a problem-based
scenario (a failure case) was implemented where a
student rst watches a screencast demonstrating an
incorrect search in the Scopus database and then, in
a video format, shows how to properly implement
the search strategy.
This approach serves as a vivid illustration of
research-based learning in action. It models a real-
life scientic inquiry situation, where the ability to
identify errors in one’s own or another’s research
strategy, analyze them, and nd optimal solutions is
a key competency of a researcher.
The scientic and methodological foundation
for the use of screencasts in the educational process
at KHAI is based on the ideas of constructivism,
social learning (Bandura, 1982), the concept of
multimodal learning (Kress & Leeuwen, 2004),
digital hermeneutics (Mallery et al., 1986; Marres,
2017; Akker et al., 2011), and the Cognitive
Theory of Multimedia Learning (Mayer, 2014).
According to Mayer’s approach, the effectiveness of
material assimilation depends on the harmonious
combination of visual and verbal channels of
perception, which in screencasts is realized through
the synchronization of video, audio commentary,
and accompanying subtitles or text annotations.
At KhAI, special attention is given to the
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